Integrity and Faithlessness

ON ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY, Star Ocean is at a crossroad in its history. It’s been more than five years since the release of the last entry in the series, and the franchise hasn’t gained the traction that other titles have. With latest chapter, producer Shuichi Kobayashi sees an opportunity to reboot the sci-fi Japanese role-playing game.

With Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness coming out on the PlayStation 4, the team aims to advance the genre by blending action elements, tactics from massive multiplayer online games and story-driven gameplay. The amalgam of ideas accomplishes a goal for the developer tri-Ace.

“We did want to make the game accessible for newcomers to the Star Ocean franchise,” Kobayashi said.Continue Reading →